PROJECTS
A project in ULC consists of a long-term endeavor undertaken to create a unique product and services that will have a life time impact on the community we serve. A project can range anywhere from simple to elaborate. All projects require "a collaborative and partnership approach" with the community.
We serve our community with efficiency and competence. Within our organization, they are the focal point of thought and action. Our goal is community satisfaction, underscored by sustained confidence in our facilities and services. We regard our customers' wishes and requirements as a challenge to which we must rise. Our communities should derive added benefit by working hand-in-hand with Universal Learning Centre. Through the fast and far-reaching transfer of technology, we enable our communities to seize additional competitive advantages.
Our combination of projects and services represents a total package for the community we serve. We combine expert, professional advice with the ability to deliver the desired quality, in the right quantity to the right community.
Programs and Initiatives for Haiti:
Country Profile
1 - Adopt-A-School Program
* ULC will “adopt” at least one primary or secondary school per year in the country in which it is establishing a resource centre in an effort to better the resources available to the school.
* ULC will conduct an appeal to raise funds and materials to perform physical improvements on schools chosen to be in the Adopt-A-School program.
* A team of volunteers will travel to the country, reside with host families, to understand, strengthen and build community awareness and perform the work to improve conditions of the school. Volunteers will finance for their own airfare and are encouraged to find community support to do so.
* Included in the improvements will be such matters as renovation, interior decorating; providing and installing computer equipment; building shelves for books and shelving new books; training teachers to maintain the new resources and to assist students with the new resources; and, installing playground equipment.
2 - Learning Centre (Library) Focus:
The Learning Centre in Haiti will consist of a collection of information, sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it will be housed. It will be organized for use and maintained by ULC staff, volunteers, donors and other institutions.
The Learning Centre will provide a wide range of services. One can borrow a book about education, business or, attend a business workshop. Whether accessing the learning centre computer to check e-mail or referencing documents to research agriculture, library patrons will enjoy a stream of benefits from using the Learning Centre. To take a full account of the value of the Learning Centre, it is important to include all services that the learning centre will offer:
Children & youth’s books
Books for adults
Videos/films (Educational, documentary, …)
Audio/music (different genres and world)
E-Books
Magazines/Newspapers
Computer services
Internet access (98.7 percent of the Haitian homes do not have access to the Internet; the library will serve as a hub for people to access and research on the internet, combating the "digital divide" between those who can afford technology and those who cannot)
Reference and research services
Special events
Craft and activity programs
Adult education programs
Other library-sponsored seminars or workshops
Children & youth’s programs
Parent-teacher materials
Publication
Meeting space
Auditorium
Seminar and conferences
Cafeteria
Weekend Movies
Data downloads
Art gallery to display local artist
Front Store (to promote local economy)
Online classes and educational curriculum in partnership with third party sources